Thursday, September 19, 2013

season's transition

Hi!
I recently sewed a coat and a pair of knit pants for autumn. Yay for the cooler weather!


The coat.
The fabric I used for the coat is something very special, as well as somewhat peculiar, I describe. It was basically a double layered fabric which had a slightly sparkling nylon organza covered (totally and throughly glued) over a base fabric of blue-ish plaid stiff polyester that would remind you of parachutes. The fabric is meant to be soaked in the water after sewing, for the purpose of washing away the glue, and then is expected to have separate layers of organza and plaid in its end products.


Though it was very stiff like a cardboard before washing(no exaggerations), I thought it would make a pretty jacket/coat that I can use as a windbreaker. A pretty plaid coat fully covered with sheer organza for windbreaking-purpose! It sounded pretty exciting to me.


The construction of the coat was not so difficult and done quite smoothly despite of the cardboard quality. I used my usual pattern for very plain boxy half coat, and just omitted the collar and lining to make it even simpler. I think I could have those sleeves shortened by about 10cm/4inch, design-wise. Having said that, I'm wearing it with rolling up the sleeve hems as in the pictures and will be doing so whole this autumn anyway. I'd leave the sleeves as they are, since the contrasting piping in my rolled-up sleeve hems may amuse people's eyes by the whiteness.

My previous coats from the same pattern can be also seen in this post.

The pants.

I sewed Anita pant from Tessuti for the first time. These were a wearable muslin, like all my first makes are. I wanted to know how they would fit on me, and I think I know it now. Though I have a couple of small issues to remember, I'm pretty happy with this pair, which I made in a heavy denim jersey in indigo blue. (It was difficult for me to find the correct length of the elastic band for waistline. I had to try three times before finding my snug fit, and I'd write down the number for the next time so that I don't have to cry any more. And also I had a minor problem with the balance of front and back crotches.I'd take some 5cm/2in from front crotch and leave the back crotch as the pattern is, next time.)

I really like the pattern, because these pants are quite pants, but not leggings! Some are really good at pulling off leggings, but I usually prefer pants on me and I'm so loving this pattern from this point of view. I hope you can see that they are pants but not very leggings in this photo below.


It was very difficult for me to take the pictures that could show their texture and such. Failed, I think. (But I'm not so unhappy. Because you have inexhaustible imagination to see what you would like to see, don't you.)


That's all for now.
Have a great day!!

love,
yoshimi

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The coat.
pattern: 3023(boxy half coat: discontinued) from anneecotton*, size 40(down graded to 38)
collar and lining were omitted.
most hems were executed with contrasting bias piping.

fabric: polyester/nylon blend. very synthetic. stiff. mid bodied, not very flexible, light, fairly creaseless. consists of a plaid polyester plain woven fabric and a silver-white sheer nylon organza.

The pants.
pattern: Anita ponti pant from Tessuti (PDF)
shortened the crotch height by following the lines that pattern indicates, and shortened the legs by about 3cm as well.

fabric: cotton denim knit fabric. dark indigo blue. stretches moderately. thick. hard. heavy.
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33 comments:

  1. Cute coat. I have never seen fabric like this before. Looks great, and I thought the turned back sleeves looked like a design feature.

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  2. What a wonderful and different coat! Just lovely.

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  3. Çok temiz bir çalışma keyifle giyin!

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  4. Your coat is just gorgeous!! Stunningly beautiful fabric!

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  5. Your new coat and pants both look just completely gorgeous on you :) and the organza/plaid fabric sounds so interesting! I've never ever heard of anything like it!

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  6. Amazing coat and very unusual fabric. I really like your pants as well.

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  7. Wow, beautiful welt pockets. The fabric sounds very interesting.

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  8. Gorgeous coat Joshimi! Love the pastel plaids, and I like the simplicity of the coat. Gorgeous.

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  9. Love the outfit. The coat fabric sounds so interesting and the colors are very pretty! Love your work!

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  10. Both your new items seem lovely for the time of year, but your coat is very special. I have never seen that fabric before, it's very feminine but also interesting! I wish I could experience it in real life.

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  11. yoshimi, as always, perfection. and i just happen to be currently making my own version of organza layered coating fabric... it exists ready made??!! that fabric is fascinating.

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  12. Beautiful, beautiful work, Yoshimi!!

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  13. WOW, I am absolutely bowled over by that coat fabric. How unusual and beautiful! Gorgeous coat!

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  14. Oh I love that unusual plaid fabric. What a great coat. So cool!

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  15. Perfect combination of fabric and design.

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  16. The coat fabric is awesome. I love it. Did it soften up once you washed it?

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    1. Yes, it softened up a bit. It does still have windbreaker-ish touch though ;)

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  17. That coat fabric is really interesting and I love the buttons you've used with it.. Nice.

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  18. I've never seen fabric like this, how cool! The coat looks amazing as well and I really think I need to check out some of these Tessuti pants patterns.

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  19. A beautiful coat, Yoshimi! I love that fabric and the details, such as the welt pockets, are perfectly executed!

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  20. Yoshimi-San, love your blog and your style. that coat is a fantastic understatement!!

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  21. Great welt pockets, so neatly done! Love your new coat and pants, the colours are great and I thing the whole ensemble looks very "you"

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  22. The coat detailing is really well done. This all looks very refined. It's great.

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  23. Yoshimi, I love the look of this coat! Strong and feminine at the same time -- you have talent for selecting interesting good looking fabric and patterns to match. The modeling is pretty cute, too! Aloha, Karen

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  24. Lovely, you always find the most interesting fabric!

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  25. Your coat is amazing. the fabric is amazing!!

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  26. I absolutely love both of them. You always make beautiful pieces.

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  27. You always make such lovely things. Best of all, they are very "you". Such great style. That coat fabric is a-maz-ing!

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  28. I love your fabric choice and how well you matched up the plaid. I also like the first buttonhole detail where you have it in an angle. I'll have to remember that. Nice touch!

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  29. What an amazing fabric! Your jacket looks great.

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  30. This is a wonderful coat, Yoshimi! It's a little different than your usual colors and they suit you so well. I love the plaid and the casual look. The sleeves rolled up to show the piping is perfect.

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  31. I like your style. Clean, chic and comfy. I love the coat and hte way you wear it with the sleeves rolled up.

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  32. Gorgeous from head to toe and that coat fabric looks (and sounds) amazing!

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